- Date
- August 2, 1980
- Place
- Kivalina, AK · KIVALINA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N50SCHughes 369
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations
- Yes
- FAA report
- 19800802034249A
- Case key
- 79874
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2357 80/8/2 NR.KIVALINA,AK HUGHES 369 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0820 N50SC PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 42, 4678 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 1188 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LIK MINE FIELD SITE KIS CLAIM FIELD SITE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RPM-UNCONTROLLABLE-OVERSPEED FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- METAL CONTAMINATION OF PWR TURB GOVERNOR FRM HI PRESS FILTER BYPASS SEAT.REPLACING FILTER RCMNDD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50SC
- Reported as
- Hughes 369
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N50SCRegistration cancelled Mar 22, 2002 · Hughes 369HSAirframe modelHughes 369HSEngine modelAllison 250 SER 400HP
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.